Environmental Science and Environmentalism

Earth Day will be observed on Monday, April 22. 

This year's theme, Planet vs. Plastics, calls to advocate for widespread awareness on the health risk of plastics, rapidly phase out all single use plastics, urgently push for a strong UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, and demand an end to fast fashion. 

Visit earthday.org for for more information.

Earth Day History

April 22, 2020 marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of Earth Day.  To commemorate this milestone, USA Facts, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative published State of the Earth in Numbers, a data-driven portrait of America's energy, climate, and environment.  

To celebrate the fiftieth annual Earth Day, The Greenbelt Conservancy created a Greenbelt YouTube Channel.